Alienation In Brave New World

In the story Brave New World, several characters experience a shift in their environment and or way of thinking, therefore essentially cutting them off from what they were previously comfortable with. John, more commonly referred to as “the savage” is one of the more important characters that has played a part in experiencing both exile and alienation while also making his experiences worthwhile and enriching.
John the savage experienced alienation from the rest of his peers in Malpais from the very beginning. His mother Linda, growing up in the New World in London, was engineered through an artificial womb and was conditioned to do one job in the society in order to maintain the structure that was sought after by the Director of the Central

Still with the built-in mindset that everyone belongs to everyone else, she brings herself onto many of the women's husbands without thinking twice. This causes backlash on both John and Linda, making them outcasts among the rest. Because of John's mothers tendencies, boys would often times confront him in rude ways. “The boys still sang their horrible song about Linda. Sometimes, too, they laughed at him for being so ragged. When he tore his clothes, Linda did not know how to mend them.” (page 129). His mother's promiscuity also effects John in the way he socializes with others. For example, when he was on a trip with fellow peers to be made into a man, John was teased, stoned and ultimately was left alone due to how different he was compared to the rest of the boys. “The bruises hurt him, the cuts were still bleeding; but it was not for pain that he sobbed; it was because he was all alone, because he had been driven out, alone, into this skeleton world of rocks and moonlight.” (page 136). However John, realizing how different he was, took